Like I said in my previous post, baseball season makes it really hard to plan meals when things are a moving target. Once practices are done and they are only playing games, it should get a bit easier. But until then, I really needed to up my meal planning game. It took me from 11 am until 2 pm yesterday, but I was able to get several meal options in the freezer.
The first thing I did was to make two 2 pound batches of venison taco meat. My guys could eat tacos every day so this one was a no brainer. I browned up the ground venison, added taco seasoning and once it was cooled, I divided it up between to freezer bags.
The next item up was to make hamburger patties to freeze individually. The grocery store had ground beef and ground turkey on sale (not a fabulous sale but a sale nonetheless). So I bought 6 pounds of ground beef (80/20) and some lean ground turkey. I managed to get 36 beef burger patties and 4 turkey burger patties (should have been 8 patties but one of my packages of turkey smelled TERRIBLE so I tossed it). I froze the burgers on a sheet pan with a layer of wax paper between them. Once frozen, I put them in freezer bags.
Next up was two servings of Slow Cooker Broccoli Beef and two servings of Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken
So all together, that should give me 12-14 meals that I can pull out and use in a hurry.
I also had some bananas going bad, so I decided to make some THM Chocolate Banana Muffins for the Hubby and the Little Guy to have for breakfast this week.
There are many great recipes on Pinterest for freezer cooking. I happen to be partial to Jamerill Stewart at Large Family Table and even though my family isn't as large as hers, I can modify portion sizes to fit our family of five.
I wanted to make this Keto Meatball Recipe but ran out of meat and time.
I have made this Twice Baked Potato freezer side dish in the past and they are fantastic. I hope to be able to make them again some time after the Easter holiday.
Do you have any favorite freezer meal recipes that you use? Leave a comment below and let me know. I'm always looking for new ideas.
I wanted to make this Keto Meatball Recipe but ran out of meat and time.
I have made this Twice Baked Potato freezer side dish in the past and they are fantastic. I hope to be able to make them again some time after the Easter holiday.
Do you have any favorite freezer meal recipes that you use? Leave a comment below and let me know. I'm always looking for new ideas.
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